Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Roosevelt, Henry L.; Anniversaries; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); United States Naval Academy; Collecteana files
The Naval Academy at Annapolis put on a 90th celebration. They honored George Bancroft, "Father of the Naval Academy," for starting the school without support from others. Henry Roosevelt also came to speak and there was a mock-battle set up.
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Roosevelt, Henry L.; Anniversaries; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); United States Naval Academy; Collecteana files
This article is an overview of a ceremony held by Henry L. Roosevelt honoring George Bancroft. It lists Bancroft's accomplishments, such as starting the Naval Academy at Annapolis and sending General Zachary Taylor to war in the Gulf.
A folder that is meant to hold autographs has a list of possible types of signed material. It states that it contains the autograph of Bancroft and that in his letter, Bancroft discusses Charles Dickens and his interference on copyright laws.
George Bancroft is thanking Fanny for a gift she made him for New Years. The way he describes the present, as well as the way he describes Fanny, shows that he has feelings for her. He invites her to come visit. In the corner of the letter there is...
George Bancroft replies to an insult that John Pierce made about both Bancroft and Harvard. There is also a self-made envelope with red wax marks. On the letter itself there is an acid burn from an article that was mailed with the letter. The...
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864; Collecteana files; Biographical information
Perkins describes the letter from Bancroft to Pierce. His notes on Bancroft list Bancroft's accomplishments. He worked with Nathaniel Hawthorne, he held various offices for the United States, Great Britain, Berlin. Page 3 contains notes on an...
Perkins transcribes a letter from Bancroft to a congressman telling him that he approves of the congressman's work and wants him to visit Bancroft in Boston. The letter was written in 1855, Perkins thinks, but is not sure.
